traduced

verb

past tense of traduce
1
as in violated
to fail to keep a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy

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2
as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traduced
  1. violated
  2. smeared
  3. broke
  4. humiliated
  5. slandered
  6. disgraced
  7. maligned
  8. vilified
Verb
  • Rodriguez’s lawyers argued that Garcia’s participation in the recount process violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • As such — and just as the Maryland Tax court did — the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the tax violated the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
    — David A. Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Others pulled open packets, smeared on cream and networked with others interested in getting in early on the city’s next big thing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Apparently, ancient Greeks used breadsticks smeared with olive oil as a lubricant.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • The deal came together so quickly that Mendoza didn’t have a chance to tell his family before the news broke.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Jessie-May Hall finally broke the game open for good by sparking a 7-0 run with five straight points as TCU entered the fourth ahead 56-41.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • From coast to coast, and in some of the reddest parts of the country, Republicans were humiliated.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Dobrik eventually cut the bit from the video, leaving Paytas feeling humiliated.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • Unnamed Pentagon officials have slandered our character with baseless attacks on our way out the door.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In court filings, David Brouillette said that his second ex-wife had slandered him.
    — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026
Definition of slandered
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  • That's not a reference to the reportedly amazing new documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But for audiences outside North America, catching Nathan Fielder’s three-hour documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes — now expected to be a major player in awards season — has become a frustrating waiting game.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgraced
Verb
  • But in their more than 50 million years on Earth, these maligned creatures have developed some admirable qualities, too.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His lawyer has maintained his client’s innocence, saying Betancourt has been unfairly maligned because people associate him with a group of wealthy young Venezuelans, some of whom have been accused of wrongdoing, according to press reports.
    — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of maligned
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  • Some of this was exacerbated by going to Duke, of course, which has a history of some of its best players being vilified nationwide.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But Timothy Leary’s version became the dominant idea of psychedelics, and when President Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs began, psychedelics were vilified as the gateway to ruin.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
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